No attack on CAG, says PMO
August 27th, 2012 - 10:24 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 27 (IANS) As Prime Minister Manmohan Singh faced criticism for debunking the CAG findings on the allocation of coal blocks, sources in his office said ... Read more...
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Court slams failure to weed out Bangladeshi migrants
August 10th, 2012 - 12:02 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 9 (IANS) A Delhi court Thursday expressed concern over the central government's failure to act against nearly three crore illegal Bangladeshi migrants who are staying in the ... Read more...
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Difficult times for economy, says Manmohan
June 4th, 2012 - 5:40 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 4 (IANS) Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Monday warned that the Indian economy was passing through "difficult times due to influences beyond (our) control".Addressing the Congress Working ... Read more...
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Probe ordered against Punjab jail official
May 7th, 2012 - 8:57 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, May 7 (IANS) The Punjab government Monday ordered a probe against a jail official in Bathinda town after he was caught red-handed while selling drugs to inmates in the ... Read more...
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Prostitution scandal claims more US Secret Service agents
April 25th, 2012 - 2:29 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, April 25 (IANS) The US Secret Service Tuesday announced the fate of five remaining agents implicated in a scandal involving agency personnel and prostitutes during a presidential visit ... Read more...
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Haryana officials in dock for selling shrine’s gold
December 11th, 2011 - 12:40 am ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, Dec 10 (IANS) A move to oblige senior officers by selling gold offered at a famous Hindu shrine near here at much lower rates has put officials of the ... Read more...
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Mamata takes charge
December 10th, 2011 - 12:17 am ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Dec 9 (IANS) From supervising rescue work to consoling the grieving, from taking administrative action against the guilty to assisting the officials in completing procedural formalities, West Bengal ... Read more...
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Court martial of army’s former military secretary complete
December 2nd, 2011 - 10:30 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 2 (IANS) The Indian Army Friday completed the court martial of former military secretary, Lt. Gen. (retd) Avadesh Prakash in connection with an alleged scam involving transfer ... Read more...
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Punish erring police officials in communal conflicts: AIDWA
November 16th, 2011 - 11:57 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 16 (IANS) The All India Democratic Women's Association (AIDWA) Wednesday demanded exemplary punishment for police officials responsible for "atrocities" during recent communal conflicts in different states ... Read more...
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Mamata stifling voice of protests: Rights activists
November 16th, 2011 - 8:00 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Nov 16 (IANS) Human rights activists Wednesday protested West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee's threat of police action against "people who support and glorify Maoists" and accused her ... Read more...
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Congress awaits Sonia for post-Hazare strategy
August 29th, 2011 - 9:08 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 29 (IANS) The Congress is awaiting the return of party president Sonia Gandhi, likely this week-end, to give final shape to its future strategy following the ... Read more...
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Reforms on track, inflation a problem: Mukherjee (Overall Lead)
July 27th, 2011 - 7:51 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 27 (IANS) India's ambitious economic reforms agenda, that was set exactly 20 years ago, is on track and much of it just requires legislative action, which ... Read more...
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Government ready with major reform measures: Finance Minister (Lead)
July 27th, 2011 - 6:12 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 27 (IANS) The government is ready with "important reform measures" but legislative action was needed to implement them into law, Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee said here ... Read more...
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Major reforms now need legislative action: Mukherjee
July 27th, 2011 - 4:35 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 27 (IANS) Against the backdrop of concerns that economic reforms in India had hit a roadblock due to policy inaction, Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee Wednesday said ... Read more...
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Haryana officials to face action for delaying help
June 23rd, 2011 - 12:01 am ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, June 22 (IANS) Revenue and health officials in Haryana's Kaithal district will face administrative action after an inquiry found them responsible for delay in giving financial and medical help ... Read more...
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Ramdev is a cheat: Digvijay Singh
June 5th, 2011 - 10:37 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 5 (IANS) Congress general secretary Digvijay Singh Sunday slammed yoga guru Baba Ramdev calling him a "cheat" who was trying to "agitate" people in the garb of ... Read more...
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Land scam: Army set to court martial Lt. Gen. Avadesh Prakash
May 19th, 2011 - 6:45 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 19 (IANS) The Indian Army is all set to court martial its former Military Secretary, Lt. Gen. Avadesh Prakash, for irregularities in transfering land at a military ... Read more...
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Adi Godrej succeeds Rajat Gupta as ISB chairman (Lead, correcting figure in para two)
April 2nd, 2011 - 11:05 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, April 2 (IANS) Godrej Group chairman Adi Godrej was Saturday elected chairman of the Indian School of Business (ISB), succeeding Rajat Gupta, who resigned last month after the US ... Read more...
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Pak Army to penalise corrupt generals involved in 1.8-bn-rupee scandal
March 21st, 2011 - 5:22 pm ICT by ANI
Islamabad, Mar 21(ANI): Pakistan's military leadership has shown its willingness to penalise generals involved in the 1.8-billion-rupee corruption scandal at the army-owned National Logistics Cell (NLC).Parliamentary Public Accounts Committee (PAC) Chairman Chaudhry ... Read more...
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Former Goldman Sachs director Rajat Gupta hits back at US regulator
March 20th, 2011 - 5:21 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Mar.20 (ANI): Former Goldman Sachs Director Rajat Gupta, who is accused of sharing inside information with hedge fund trader Raj Rajaratnam, has hit back at the US Securities and Exchange Commission ... Read more...
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Rajat Gupta strikes back at US regulator
March 19th, 2011 - 9:49 am ICT by IANS
Washington, March 19 (IANS) Former Goldman Sachs Indian American director Rajat Gupta has sued the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), accusing the US regulator of "unfairly and unconstitutionally" connecting him ... Read more...
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Buddhadeb is ‘father of Maoists,’ says Mamata Banerjee
February 1st, 2011 - 10:17 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Feb 1 (IANS) Railway Minister and Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee Tuesday dubbed West Bengal Chief Minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee as the "father of Maoists" and criticised him for threatening ... Read more...
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Buddhadeb threatens action against Trinamool
February 1st, 2011 - 9:01 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Feb 1 (IANS) West Bengal Chief Minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee Tuesday threatened to take administrative action against the state's main opposition Trinamool Congress leadership if the party continued its "nexus" with ... Read more...
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Army court’s verdict in Sukna land scam soon
January 18th, 2011 - 8:48 pm ICT by IANS
Shillong, Jan 18 (IANS) An army court martial trying former 33 Corps Commander Lt. Gen. P.K. Rath on charges of fraud in the Sukna land scam is in its final stages and ... Read more...
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Court-martial against army general in Sukna land scam (Lead)
August 20th, 2010 - 8:58 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 20 (IANS) The Indian Army has ordered the court-martial of a lieutenant general for wrongdoing in the transfer of a 71-acre tea estate adjacent to the Sukna military station ... Read more...
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Congress distances from Mamata’s remark on Azad’s death
August 10th, 2010 - 9:52 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 10 (IANS) Distancing itself from Railway Minister Mamata Banerjee's remark referring to Maoist spokesman Azad's death in a shootout as a "murder", the Congress said Tuesday that anyone ... Read more...
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No request for accused priest’s return to US: Church
April 6th, 2010 - 4:07 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 6 (IANS) The Catholic Church in India Tuesday said it has not received any request so far asking for the return of priest Rev Joseph Palanivel Jeyapaul - accused ... Read more...
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New Indian Army chief to focus on core values (Lead)
April 1st, 2010 - 5:10 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 1 (IANS) A day after assuming charge as the Indian Army chief, Gen V.K. Singh Thursday said his focus would be on "core values" to improve the "internal health" ... Read more...
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Goa minister promises action against tainted cop
March 4th, 2010 - 10:28 pm ICT by IANS
Panaji, March 4 (IANS) Action will be initiated within 48 hours against a senior police inspector alleged to have links with the narcotics mafia in Goa, state Home Minister Ravi Naik said ... Read more...
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Drug peddler’s confession fails to move Goa police
March 4th, 2010 - 5:33 pm ICT by IANS
Panaji, March 4 (IANS) The Goa police Thursday refused to transfer a senior inspector who has been named by a drug peddler as someone hand-in-glove with narcotics dealers in the state.
The statement ... Read more...
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Procedures violated in ordering my court martial: Avdhesh Prakash
February 25th, 2010 - 10:50 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 25 (IANS) Lt. Gen. (retd) Avdhesh Prakash, the former military secretary at army headquarters who has won a temporary reprieve against a court martial ordered against him, alleges that ... Read more...
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In Sukhna land scam, Lt.Gen. Rath moves high court
February 11th, 2010 - 10:46 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 11 (IANS) Lt. Gen. P.K. Rath, who is to face court martial along with former military secretary Lt. Gen. Avadesh Prakash in the Sukna land scam in Darjeeling, Thursday ... Read more...
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Consulted minister before action against generals: Army chief
February 11th, 2010 - 8:51 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 11 (IANS) Holding media responsible for "sensationalsing" the land scam in Sukhna Cantonment in West Bengal, Indian Army chief General Deepak Kapoor Thursday said he had consulted the defence ... Read more...
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Tainted General questions disciplinary action
February 4th, 2010 - 8:53 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 4 (IANS) Lieutenant General (retd) Avadesh Prakash, the former military secretary at army headquarters against whom a court martial has been ordered for an alleged land scam, Thursday questioned ... Read more...
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Army chief orders court martial of chief advisor (Second Lead)
January 29th, 2010 - 7:01 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 29 (IANS) Heeding the "advice" of Defence Minister A.K. Antony, Indian Army chief Gen. Deepak Kapoor Friday ordered the court martial of his chief advisor Lt. Gen. Avadesh Prakash ... Read more...
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